Organic carbon amendments affect the chemodiversity of soil dissolved organic matter and its associations with soil microbial communities

Li, Xiaoming, Chen, Qing-Lin, He, Chen, Shi, Quan, Chen, Song-Can, Reid, Brian John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-979X, Zhu, Yong-Guan and Sun, Guo-Xin (2019) Organic carbon amendments affect the chemodiversity of soil dissolved organic matter and its associations with soil microbial communities. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (1). pp. 50-59. ISSN 0013-936X

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Abstract

The “4 per mil” initiative recognizes the pivotal role of soil in carbon re-sequestration. The need for evidence to substantiate the influence of agricultural practices on chemical nature of soil carbon and microbial biodiversity has become a priority. However, owing to the molecular complexity of soil dissolved organic matter (DOM), specific linkages to microbial biodiversity have eluded researchers. Here, we characterized the chemodiversity of soil DOM, assessed the variation of soil bacterial community composition (BCC) and identified specific linkages between DOM traits and BCC. Sustained organic carbon amendment significantly (P < 0.05) increased total organic matter reservoirs, resulted in higher chemodiversity of DOM and emergence of recalcitrant moieties (H/C < 1.5). In the meantime, sustained organic carbon amendment shaped the BCC to a more eutrophic state while long-term chemical fertilization directed the BCC towards an oligotrophic state. Meanwhile, higher connectivity and complexity were observed in organic carbon amendment by DOM-BCC network analysis, indicating that soil microbes tended to have more interaction with DOM molecules after organic matter inputs. These results highlight the potential for organic carbon amendments to not only build soil carbon stocks and increase their resilience but also mediate the functional state of soil bacterial communities.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 2 - zero hunger ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/zero_hunger
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2018 17:30
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022 20:35
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69224
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04673

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